Let me take you on a little trip back into my teenage years! You see nowadays with emulators,roms, and digital downloads anyone can pretty much get anything for games. BUT there was a time way back when, if I wanted to play, lets say.... Final Fight, then I would have to wait until like Friday night! That's when my friends and I would walk down to the YMCA for a night filled with swimming and dodge ball, then afterwards we topped of with a slice of pizza at the old joint across the street! This was the highlight of the evening for me because I got as many plays of the local ARCADE version of Final Fight as my weekly quarter scrounging ass could muster! Til this day, I still don't know how that older- than- dirt pizza joint owner always had the best games in rotation, they were almost always Capcom games and they were how I got introduced to the classic BEAT-EM UP!!! This Capcom mini Rev/Rec is dedicated to all of the best Beat-em ups that quarters can buy because before there was multiplayer co-op online there was multiplayer quarter-up get in line!!!
Alien vs Predator (9.5/10)
4 players- Tons of Alien xenomorphs and those facehuggers! You can be two different Predators! Warrior or Hunter! This game even has a "Dutch" style hero(tank) and was the inspiration for Ibuki!
Final Fight (9/10)
2 players- Guy, Cody, Haggar this brawler has spawned so many characters that are still used today proving that if it ain't broke....
Captain Commando (8.5/10)
4 players- One of my top 5 characters of all time. This is the guy! Yes that guy, the one the whole company is named for...Capcom! That star on his chest, ninjas and fighting babies, aww man I can't wait until 2026!
The Punisher (8/10)
2 players- Frank West and Nick Fury doing what they do best...kicking ass!
"They killed his family, destroyed his career, someones gonna pay! "
Cadillacs vs Dinosaurs (7.5/10)
3 players- Dinosaurs and beefy cars? Weird formula but it works...also can't forget Hannah Dundee! Not bad on the eyeballs and she kicks major ass!
Warriors of Fate (7/10)
3 players- Dynasty warriors before the dynasty warriors. The kung fu is strong in this one grasshopper!
Knights of the Round (7/10)
3 players- Arthur, Lancelot and Excalibur are yours to wield in this game. Just like Warriors of Fate but instead you kick ass in armor, welcome to the round table.
Honorable mentions:
King of Dragons
Armored Warriors
Contributor: Nam-Hu (Juni)
